State guide
Alaska
Alaska’s official state material focuses on lien, title, and notice rules rather than a statewide public impound locator. The DMV’s impound-lien packet and lien-sale guidance are the main state sources for owner notice, storage-lien timing, and transfer of title after an unclaimed impound.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
- How to find a towed car
- Not published by an official source we could verify. Ask the office.
- State rules on tow and storage fees
- No statewide numeric cap on private-property non-consent tow or storage fees was found; Alaska DMV says the lien is limited to towing and storage charges, and storage beyond 60 days requires timely actual or certified-mail notice to remain part of the lien.
- Notice rules (police and owner)
- The Alaska DMV impound packet says the tow company must notify the registered owner or lienholder within seven working days of taking possession, and a 20-day notice of public sale is required before an impound-lien sale.
- Who regulates tow companies
- Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (business licensing)
Official resources in Alaska
Alaska DMV Lien Sales
Explains towing/impound liens, storage-lien limits, notice of public sale, and title requirements.
Alaska DMV Towing/Storage Lien Packet
Includes the official notification-of-impound template and states the owner/lienholder notice timing.
Key facts for Alaska
- Alaska DMV says a towing company that tows or stores a vehicle at an owner’s, peace officer’s, or property owner’s request has a possessory lien.
- The DMV impound notice template says state law requires notice to the registered owner or lienholder within seven working days of taking possession.
- DMV says storage charges stop being part of the lien after 60 days unless actual notice was given or a certified letter was mailed within that time.
- For an impound-lien sale, the vehicle must remain unclaimed for 30 days.
- Before an impound-lien sale, the registered owner and lienholder must receive 20 days’ notice of public sale by personal service or certified mail.
- No statewide public towed-vehicle search page was found on Alaska state sites reviewed.
City towed-car lookups and impound lots in Alaska
| City | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipality of Anchorage Vehicle Impounds desk | Anchorage | (907) 343-4575 | Handles municipal administrative-fee questions and releases for certain categories of impounded vehicles. |
| Juneau Police Department Evidence/Property Unit | Juneau | (907) 500-0827 | Official vehicle-impound page for beginning a claim on a Juneau Police Department impounded vehicle. |
| Juneau Police Department | Juneau | 907.586.0600 | Official non-emergency police contact listed on the city impounded-vehicles page. |
| Municipality of Anchorage Civil Division | Anchorage | 907-343-4545 | Official city legal office page stating the Vehicle Impounds desk is located within the Civil Division. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Call the local police impound or evidence unit first, because Alaska’s state pages do not provide a statewide public impound lookup.
- Ask the tow company for the certified-mail impound notice date; in Alaska that timing affects whether storage beyond 60 days stays in the lien.
- If you are disputing a business practice rather than a police hold, preserve the tow bill, storage ledger, and all mailed notices before filing a consumer complaint.
Not seeing your city or county?
Not every city publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Alaska's population center, for comparison only):
- Seattle Find a Towed Car, Washington · about 1341 miles
- Seattle Municipal Court: My Car Got Towed, Washington · about 1341 miles
- Tacoma Municipal Code Title 11 - Traffic, Washington · about 1359 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.Alaska DMV Lien Sales
Website →Phone: (907) 269-5551 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Alaska page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.